How sex work becomes an option: Experiences of female sex workers in Kerman, Iran

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 58-70

  Karamouzian, Mohammad ^a   Foroozanfar, Zohre ^b   Ahmadi, Azal ^c   Haghdoost, Ali Akbar ^b   Vogel, Joanna ^d   Zolala, Farzaneh ^a  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

drug use; Female sex work; HIV prevention; Iran; sex workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRAN; POVERTY; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX WORKER; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; POVERTY; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948718169     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2015.1059487     Document Type: Article

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